Publications
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Enzyme-Mediated Stereoselective Synthesis
(2019)
This book is a collection of studies focused on the exploitation of enzyme stereoselectivity for the synthesis of relevant chemicals, such as innovative materials, chiral building blocks, natural products, and flavor and ...
Feminist new materialisms: Activating Ethico-Politics Through Genealogies in Social Sciences
(2020)
For the editors of this collection, new materialisms have always been the entanglement of epistemology, ontology, ethics, and politics. Looking back to the notion of “situated knowledges” (Haraway, 1988) that – among others ...
Emerging Advances in Petrophysics. Porous Media Characterization and Modeling of Multiphase Flow
(2019)
Due to the influence of pore-throat size distribution, pore connectivity, and microscale fractures, the transport, distribution, and residual saturation of fluids in porous media are difficult to characterize. Petrophysical ...
Ensemble Forecasting Applied to Power Systems
(2020)
Modern power systems are affected by many sources of uncertainty, driven by the spread of renewable generation, by the development of liberalized energy market systems and by the intrinsic random behavior of the final ...
The Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Cancer
(2018)
The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a highly dynamic process with multiple transitional states, by which epithelial cells can convert into a mesenchymal phenotype. This process involves loss of cellular ...
Effects of Mycotoxins on the Intestine
(2019)
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by several fungal species. They can contaminate human food and animal feed, and have been a threat for thousands of years. The gastrointestinal tract is the first target when ...
Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Foods on Human Health
(2018)
Over the last few years, polyphenol has received a great deal of attention due to their potential beneficial effects on human health. Widely contained in foods commonly consumed in all populations worldwide, polyphenols ...
Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Foods on Human Health
(2018)
Over the last few years, polyphenol has received a great deal of attention due to their potential beneficial effects on human health. Widely contained in foods commonly consumed in all populations worldwide, polyphenols ...
Cocoa, Chocolate and Human Health
(2020)
This book entitled “Cocoa, Chocolate, and Human Health” presents the most recent findings about cocoa and health in 14 peer-reviewed chapters including nine original contributions and five reviews from cocoa experts around ...
Coatings to Improve Optoelectronic Devices
(2020)
This selection is focused on coatings and films with applications in optoelectronics, such as photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and light-based sensors and phenomena. The studies investigate the optimal composition, crystalline ...
Emerging Technology Applications to Promote Physical Activity and Health
(2019)
As technology becomes an ever-more prevalent part of everyday life, and population-based physical activity programs seek new ways to increase life-long engagement with physical activity, these two ideas have become ...
The Emerging Role of Intelligence in the World of the Future
(2018)
ca. 200 words; this text will present the book in all promotional forms (e.g. flyers). Please describe the book in straightforward and consumer-friendly terms. [During the 20th century, the world experienced an unprecedented ...
Emerging Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
In a world where energy conservation, environmental protection and sustainable development are growing concerns, the development of electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid EV (HEV) technologies has taken on an accelerated pace. ...
Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Both New and Rehabilitated
(2020)
Buildings are one of the main causes of the emission of greenhouse gases in the world. Europe alone is responsible for more than 30% of emissions, or about 900 million tons of CO2 per year. Heating and air conditioning are ...
Energy and Technical Building Systems - Scientific and Technological Advances
(2020)
Future buildings require not only energy efficiency but also proper building automation and control system functionalities in order to respond to the needs of occupants and energy grids. These development paths require a ...
Energy and Seismic Renovation Strategies for Sustainable Cities
(2019)
The principle of sustainability should be strictly connected with safety, since both aim to conserve resources: in the case of sustainability, the resources are typically thought of as environmental, while in the case of ...
Energy Dissipation and Vibration Control: Modeling, Algorithm and Devices
(2018)
While the study of vibration and energy dissipation is one of the oldest topics in engineering, it also encompasses some of the most exciting engineering problems of our time. From the exploration of deep sub-sea reservoirs ...
Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation
(2017)
Five of the top ten problems facing humanity (http://cnst.rice.edu/content.aspx?id=246) over the next 50 years (food, water, energy, environment and poverty) are directly related to the health of soil resources. Several ...
Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water
(2020)
This book looks at the ways that energy, food, and water help to create connections between sustainability and security. The concept of security is in our current societies increasingly connected with sustainability, which ...